Charles E. Phelps

Health Economics (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Health Economics combines current economic theory, recent research, and up-to-date empirical studies into a comprehensive overview of the field. Key changes to this edition include:

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 526
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315460475
• Artikelnr.: 50403172

Autorenporträt

Charles E. Phelps, PhD, has contributed to the field of health economics at the RAND Corporation (1971-1984) and the University of Rochester (1984-2010), USA. Now retired from the faculty, he continues through work with the National Academy of Medicine (to which he was elected in 1991) and various consulting arrangements. He has supervised 35 doctoral candidates across the fields of economics, political science, public policy, statistics, and nursing.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER 1 Why Health Economics?
CHAPTER 2 Utility and Health
CHAPTER 3 The Transformation of Medical Care to Health
CHAPTER 4 The Demand for Medical Care: Conceptual Framework
CHAPTER 5 Empirical Studies of Medical Care Demand and Applications
CHAPTER 6 The Physician and the Physician-Firm
CHAPTER 7 Physicians in the Marketplace
CHAPTER 8 The Hospital as a Supplier of Medical Care
CHAPTER 9 Hospitals in the Marketplace
CHAPTER IO The Demand for Health Insurance
CHAPTER 11 Health Insurance Supply and Managed Care
CHAPTER 12 Government Provision of Health Insurance
CHAPTER 13 Medical Malpractice
CHAPTER 14 Externalities in Health and Medical Care
CHAPTER 15 Managing the Market: Regulation, Quality Certification, and
Technical Change
CHAPTER 16 Universal Insurance Issues and International Comparisons of
Health Care Systems